Yao Ming vs. Tom Thacker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Thacker and Yao Ming that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Yao Ming

vs.

Tom Thacker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Tom Thacker: 1963-64 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Tom Thacker 1

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Tom Thacker 4

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Tom Thacker 4

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Tom Thacker 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Tom Thacker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Tom Thacker 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Tom Thacker 2.4

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Tom Thacker 1.0

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Tom Thacker 721

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Tom Thacker 522

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Tom Thacker 222

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Tom Thacker 218

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Tom Thacker .371

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Thacker .482

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Tom Thacker 4.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Tom Thacker 2.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Tom Thacker 1.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Tom Thacker - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Tom Thacker 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Tom Thacker 1.6

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Tom Thacker 0.6

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Tom Thacker 59

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Tom Thacker 51

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Tom Thacker 19

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Tom Thacker - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Tom Thacker 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Tom Thacker .305

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Tom Thacker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Tom Thacker .474

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Tom Thacker 4.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Tom Thacker 3.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Tom Thacker 1.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Tom Thacker - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.